The expression of concern at the recent Academy Award ceremony in 2016 is not new to actors with diverse racial and ethnic identification in Hollywood and New York. This module concerning Yankee Dawg You Die and sets out to expose the obstacles confronted by Asian American actors and actresses on stage and in the film and television industries. The play and interviews with Asian American artists in all of the video examples provides a rich resource for considering the problems and possible solutions for overcoming them.
Learning Objectives:
By participating in this module, students will:
1. Identify the conflicts encountered by the characters and the obstacles that must be surmounted before they can resolve them.
2. Identify the themes explored in the play and the sense of family that is established between the two male characters.
3. Summarize one of the videos concerning Asian American actresses and actors in film and on stage and explain how performers have dealt with the negative aspects of their profession.
4. Respond to questions posed by the Instructor on the wiki after consulting with their peers.
14.1 Use the Asian American Identity on the Project page to share your views concerning the various questions posed about race and identity posed by all three videos. Make sure you discuss all three videos individually, not just a generalized summary of all three.
Read Yankee Dawg You Die found in your course packet.
The expression of concern at the recent Academy Award ceremony in 2016 is not new to actors with diverse racial and ethnic identification in Hollywood and New York. This module concerning Yankee Dawg You Die and sets out to expose the obstacles confronted by Asian American actors and actresses on stage and in the film and television industries. The play and interviews with Asian American artists in all of the video examples provides a rich resource for considering the problems and possible solutions for overcoming them.
Learning Objectives:
By participating in this module, students will:
1. Identify the conflicts encountered by the characters and the obstacles that must be surmounted before they can resolve them.
2. Identify the themes explored in the play and the sense of family that is established between the two male characters.
3. Summarize one of the videos concerning Asian American actresses and actors in film and on stage and explain how performers have dealt with the negative aspects of their profession.
4. Respond to questions posed by the Instructor on the wiki after consulting with their peers.
Tasks:
See three short videos on identity for Asian American women and Asian Americans in general.
14.1 Use the Asian American Identity on the Project page to share your views concerning the various questions posed about race and identity posed by all three videos. Make sure you discuss all three videos individually, not just a generalized summary of all three.
Read Yankee Dawg You Die found in your course packet.
14.2 Download and complete and submit __Yankee Dawg You Die__ Worksheet to the Instructor on the wiki
Download and read the Viewers Guide for __Yankee Dawg You Die__
14.3 After having seen the three videos found on the link above go to the Yankee Dawg Discussion page and answer the questions posed.